Muhammad and Larry (2009)

  • NR
  • 10/27/2009 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 53m

Some fights nobody wins

Overview

In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection

Bradley Kaplan

Director

Albert Maysles

Director

Cast

Muhammad Ali's headshot

Muhammad Ali

Himself
Drew Bundini Brown's headshot

Drew Bundini Brown

Himself
Angelo Dundee's headshot

Angelo Dundee

Himself
Larry Holmes's headshot

Larry Holmes

Himself
Jerry Izenberg's headshot

Jerry Izenberg

Self
Gene Kilroy's headshot

Gene Kilroy

Self
John Schulian's headshot

John Schulian

Self
Leon Spinks's headshot

Leon Spinks

Himself (archive footage)

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